Tea And Crumpets

My adventures in the UK have come to an end. Though severely jet lagged for most of the trip, I had a great time. Our meetings were productive; the countryside was beautiful; the food was much better than expected; and I got to see do some sight-seeing. Not bad for a quick 1 week trip!


Here are the cliff notes.

Sunday
- Met everyone at 7am at Illumina to take car service to LAX.
- Slept all of 1.5 hours on 10 hour flight.

Monday
- Arrived at 7am in Heathrow.
- Took car service to Great Chesterford and checked into hotel.


- Hiked 2.5 miles through country side to Little Chesterford where our office is located (much hiking would be had on this trip).


- Somehow managed to stay awake through meetings, took shuttle back.
- Dinner at The Crowne and Thistle pub.
- Went back to hotel and passed out despite sweltering humidity (no a/c).

Tuesday
- Ran 2 miles at 6:30am.
- Breakfast and hiked to work for another full day of meetings.
- Lunch with big group in Saffron Walden, a neighboring town.


- More meetings in afternoon, hiked back to hotel.
- Dinner at The Plough pub.





Wednesday
- Ran 2 miles again.
- Breakfast and hiked to work again.
- Drove to Cambridge.
- Dinner at The Eagle pub, then walked around and hung out at another pub.




Thursday
- Breakfast and hiked to work.


- Went to gym at lunch (they have a personal trainer there, not fair...).
- Took train into London after work, checked into hotel in Paddington.


- Dinner at Italian restaurant, then walked around and saw Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, the Eye of London, and the Tower of London. Also walked along river and saw several famous bridges.



Friday
- Took shuttle to Heathrow and flew out on 10am flight.

Many more pics available HERE